WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major boost for President Joe Biden’s pledge to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the sprawling federal fleet, the Postal Service said Tuesday it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery…

Before I moved to western Nebraska, I thought a blizzard was a frozen milkshake with a gazillion calories. Then I experienced a storm with snow going sideways at 40 miles an hour. That was a…

Christmas break is a perfect time for youngsters to get vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19, said Becky Johnson, director of the Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department. “It usually takes about two weeks for the vaccines…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling…

FERNDALE, Calif. — A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted the Northern California coastline near Eureka on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake occurred around 2:34 a.m. on Tuesday with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders unveiled a government-wide $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billion to…

Elda Lee Fewins, 93, Iola, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Greystone Assisted Living, Iola. She was born Jan. 16, 1929, in Iola, to Claude Mock and Elvertia (Keele) Mock.  In 1970, she married Amos…

Arthur T.  Chapman, age 72, lost his battle to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Arthur was born in Denver, Colo., on March 25, 1950,…

With severe weather on the horizon, the possibility exists that The Iola Register will not be delivered Thursday or Friday. The Register is printed in the afternoon at a facility in Hutchinson and then makes…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, calling for accountability for the former president and…